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After all the noble words were said and done, it was the ignoble effort of the Assembly of First Nations' chiefs that will leave the most lasting impressions on the country and its people.
More than 300 chiefs who had traveled to Saskatoon for the election of their leader, found more important matters to attend to, one would have to guess, than to participate in the last…
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After all the noble words were said and done, it was the ignoble effort of the Assembly of First Nations' chiefs that will leave the most lasting impressions on the country and its people.
More than 300 chiefs who had traveled to Saskatoon for the election of their leader, found more important matters to attend to, one would have to guess, than to participate in the last…
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The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has put the country on notice that Canada's First Nations;' chiefs are coming and coming united. But once all the rhetoric is pushed aside, the reality is that the AFN is deeply divided.
Although many chiefs believe unity can be accomplished, they insist it will take more than a few speeches to make it happen. Wally McKay…
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The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has put the country on notice that Canada's First Nations;' chiefs are coming and coming united. But once all the rhetoric is pushed aside, the reality is that the AFN is deeply divided.
Although many chiefs believe unity can be accomplished, they insist it will take more than a few speeches to make it happen. Wally McKay…
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Take $8 million in revenue, subtract $9.6 million in expenditures, throw in the previous year's deficit of $750,000 and you have a recipe for disaster.
Approval of the Assembly of First Nations' annual audit was on the agenda at the AFN convention July 5. The national organization had run up a $2.3 million deficit, as of March1994.
The deficit was blamed on…
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Take $8 million in revenue, subtract $9.6 million in expenditures, throw in the previous year's deficit of $750,000 and you have a recipe for disaster.
Approval of the Assembly of First Nations' annual audit was on the agenda at the AFN convention July 5. The national organization had run up a $2.3 million deficit, as of March1994.
The deficit was blamed on…
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The reputation of Canada's only national daily newspaper took a nose-dive on July 6 when the Globe and Mail published a cartoon many Natives found offensive.
"I think it's very racist," said Isadore Campbell, vice-chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council in Saskatchewan. "It's a direct shot at the Elders and a direct shot at Indian people as a whole." He said the attack…
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The reputation of Canada's only national daily newspaper took a nose-dive on July 6 when the Globe and Mail published a cartoon many Natives found offensive.
"I think it's very racist," said Isadore Campbell, vice-chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council in Saskatchewan. "It's a direct shot at the Elders and a direct shot at Indian people as a whole." He said the attack…
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Fear of the unknown may have led the community of Kanawake to reject a proposal for a casino on the Mohawk reserve in Quebec, said Grand Chief Joe Norton.
Fear that the social costs to the community may outweigh the economic benefits is what caused the people to say 'No' in a referendum held July 2, Norton said. A total of 1,353 votes were cast in the referendum. The No-…
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Fear of the unknown may have led the community of Kanawake to reject a proposal for a casino on the Mohawk reserve in Quebec, said Grand Chief Joe Norton.
Fear that the social costs to the community may outweigh the economic benefits is what caused the people to say 'No' in a referendum held July 2, Norton said. A total of 1,353 votes were cast in the referendum. The No-…
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The Indian Claims Commission's first annual report includes a list of six recommendations for the federal government to help speed up the process for the settlement of specific claims.
So far the government has not made any formal response to any of the five inquiries into disputed land claims the commission has concluded, said co-chair Jim Prentice.
"There is…
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The Indian Claims Commission's first annual report includes a list of six recommendations for the federal government to help speed up the process for the settlement of specific claims.
So far the government has not made any formal response to any of the five inquiries into disputed land claims the commission has concluded, said co-chair Jim Prentice.
"There is…
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The election of a leader was all the business some chiefs were prepared to do at the Assembly of First Nations' convention July 5-7. Their lack of interest in a session where 21 policy resolutions were set to be discussed led to an early end to the three-day assembly.
Where as many as 460 chiefs gathered earlier that day to elect a national chief, only 130 showed up for…
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The election of a leader was all the business some chiefs were prepared to do at the Assembly of First Nations' convention July 5-7. Their lack of interest in a session where 21 policy resolutions were set to be discussed led to an early end to the three-day assembly.
Where as many as 460 chiefs gathered earlier that day to elect a national chief, only 130 showed up for…
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It wasn't the easiest won election battle in history by any means. The 60 per cent voter support needed to name the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations seemed elusive, much to the frustration of incumbent Ovide Mercredi.
By the first ballot he had almost conquered the benchmark with 54 per cent support and by the end of the third ballot had only just surpassed…